1xRosewill THOR V2-White Edition, THOR V2-W Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case, support up to E-ATX / XL-ATX, come with Four Fans (Model:THOR V2-W)
1xASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS (Model:P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3)

1xCORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply (Model:CMPSU-750TXV2)

1xIntel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K (Model:BX80623I72600K)

1xCORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (Model:CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B)

1xSeagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (Model:ST31000524AS)

1xLITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 (Model:iHAS124-04)

What about GPU?

Im undecided between a gtx 580 or an AMd 7970, so one of those.

Yeah it looks good then :) I don't see anything wrong with it.

Why not a 2500K and a SSD?

Why not a 2500K and a SSD?

PfizersaurusRex

Im undecided between a gtx 580 or an AMd 7970, so one of those.

Drunkenboxer07

Why not a GTX 680?

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Im undecided between a gtx 580 or an AMd 7970, so one of those.

configme

Why not a GTX 680?

do u guys have an SSD recommendation, ive never built a sytem with one before so not sure of what brands/specs are good.

ty for catching my mistake i did mean the 680 that was a typo

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Im undecided between a gtx 580 or an AMd 7970, so one of those.

MuD3

Why not a GTX 680?

Not to mention 7970s are more expensive then 680s and don't perform as well overall.

do u guys have an SSD recommendation, ive never built a sytem with one before so not sure of what brands/specs are good.

Drunkenboxer07

is a CPU cooloer anecessary product for a gaming build? i was looking at this one if i need it.

COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler Intel Core i7 compatible

with a good motherboard like asus V-PRO do ur self a favor : buy a cpu cooler of around 30$-50$ : and overclock the cpu to 4.5Ghz this is done by simply go into UEFI :put Voltage to 1.350V instead of 1.3V : and in number of [X] Multiplier selecting 45 from 33 : ur cpu go from 33x 100mhz = 3.3Ghz to 45x 100mhz = 4.5Ghz in exactly 3 minute it was stable also and cold temp with an Havik 140

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835146011 Havik 140 59.99$

it also reported to be cold & stable on a Stock Coolermaster Hyper 212+ at that Frequency but with a bit high temp yet stable : if you buy two fan for the Hyper 212+ it Get much colder like 2x 69CFM Fan from any Brand but just saying i seen lot of people with a 30$ cooler stock get there to 4.5Ghz

but if you buy a cpu cooler : get thermal Grease of ur choice : many people choice the Artic Silver 5 or Tuniq TX-3 which i think got replace by TX-4 it about 7$

for this explanation it helped me in my decision a lot. For my final build i am ordering today it is everything i have listed in my OP as well as the cpu cooler you just mentioned, the zotac gtx 680, a 120gig SSD, and an LG Bluray burner 12x drive for 79$

Total build price $1812. I am very happy witht he products ive picked. Thank you guys for all the help.

i went with the Coolmaster V8 with thermal paste, and the Corsair 120gb SSD that was suggested earlier.

ty i am very excited, the zotac 680 was all sold out so i think i am ordering the xfx double D OC 7970, do u think its worth the price of $200 more than the 7870? they both run at the same core clock but the 7970 has 2100 stream processing units where the 7870 has 1200?

im so torn on my gpu i may just wait until i get all the parts for my system here and build it before i make a decision. im excited to see what non-refence cards come out for the 680 but i am getting impatient and im not sure when they will be released

how much is the 7970 exactly ?! compare that to a SLI / CF of 200$ card since ur board support that : and the psu support that given it a 750W
ie : let say you want the most power out of all situation : then ur likely to aim GTX 560 TI SLI or 7970 in sales then i don't know in 1-2 year you Crossfire it

or you could see another GTX 680 from micro center / ncix / tiger / newegg.com when ever there in stock : i would still try to pick a non ref design so more overclocking ie MSI Twin Froz / ASUS DC II / Gigabyte SoC (when they release)

because 7970 is usually way more expensive then GTX 680 :and quite weaker in most of game where a SLI of Weaker Card Can result in BF3 / Skyrim / Metro 2033 more graphic gain for more anti aliasing

I've seen some ridiculous 7870 cf benches where it returnes double fps than the single card, but literaly double. That looks like a sweet deal to me.